On Friday 16 November, we welcomed one hundred and forty eight Grade 6 students to our College to begin their transition into secondary school. The girls began the day with assembly and shortly after were allocated to their Houses. Everyone participated in a variety of 'getting to know you' activities with their Head of Student Wellbeing before breaking for recess. They were then placed in small...

Christmas has come early for Siena Archives. Wendy Edwards (Class of 1967) recently sent us a number of uniform items including the long sought infamous yellow sports tunic. We are so delighted and grateful. We would like to take this opportunity to thank all who have donated items this year. We have received photos, badges, pennants, a video, uniform items, reminiscences, a college spoon, magazin...

According to Socrates, ‘Philosophy begins in wonder’. Do you ever find yourself wondering about those big ethical or philosophical questions? For example, do all creatures have a mind or is everything we see real? Or maybe, how do we know the right action to take or is lying always wrong? Questions such as these have been the focus of debate amongst philosophers for thousands of years....

Student Reflection 'As a part of the Year 9 curriculum, we completed a 'Healthy Food by Design' class which included growing vegetables such as silverbeet, coriander, parsley and spring onions. We worked to prepare the soil, plant the seeds and then cared for the plants as they grew. Unfortunately, our garden bed was located in a rain shadow, meaning the garden bed lacked sunlight and needed a lit...

Federal Member for Kooyong, Josh Frydenberg MP, invites all Kooyong schools to nominate two students each year in recognition of their academic and co curricular achievements. We are very pleased to announce that Jade Devlin and Stephanie Rozario were the worthy recipients from Siena College in 2018. Jade and Stephanie are pictured with Josh Frydenberg MP and Bernadette Donnolly, Deputy Principal ...